Industry Description
Establishments primarily engaged in the production of ornamental plants and other nursery products, such as bulbs, florists' greens, flowers, shrubbery, flower and vegetable seeds and plants, and sod. These products may be grown under cover (greenhouse, frame, cloth house, lath house) or outdoors.
Business Examples
Common types of business activities within US SIC 0181 - Ornamental Floriculture and Nursery Products are:
- Bedding plants, growing of
- Bulbs, growing of
- Field nurseries: growing of flowers and shrubbery, except forest
- Florists'greens, cultivated growing of
- Flowers, growing of
- Foliage, growing of
- Fruit stocks, growing of
- Greenhouses for floral products
- Mats, preseeded: soil erosion-growing of
- Nursery stock, growing of
- Plants, ornamental: growing of
- Plants, potted: growing of
- Rose growers
- Seeds, flower and vegetable: growing of
- Shrubberies, except forest shrubbery: growing of
- Sod farms
- Vegetable bedding plants, growing of
IBISWorld Industry Research Report
Plant & Flower Growing in the US (11142)
Revenue 2025
$20.9bn
Growth 2025
1.55%
Key Trends
The influx of low-cost cut flower imports has challenged domestic price competitiveness
Downstream retailers set low prices, aiding the dispersal of plants and flowers on the market
Some larger domestic retailers will continue sourcing inputs from South American countries
Products and Services
US-SIC Hierarchy 0181 - Ornamental Floriculture and Nursery Products
US-SIC Code 0181 - Ornamental Floriculture and Nursery Products sits in the 2-digit Ornamental Floriculture and Nursery Products sector. US SIC codes can be 2 to 8 digits and the further along the hierarchy, the more detailed and specific the category will be.
Division: A
Division Title: Agriculture, Forestry, and Fishing
2 Digits 3 Digits 4 Digits
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011 Cash Grains
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013 Field Crops, Except Cash Grains
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016 Vegetables and Melons
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017 Fruits and Tree Nuts
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018 Horticultural Specialties
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019 General Farms, Primarily Crop
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021 Livestock, Except Dairy and Poultry
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024 Dairy Farms
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025 Poultry and Eggs
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027 Animal Specialties
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029 General Farms, Primarily Livestock and Animal
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071 Soil Preparation Services
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072 Crop Services
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074 Veterinary Services
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075 Animal Services, Except Veterinary
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076 Farm Labor and Management Services
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078 Landscape and Horticultural Services
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081 Timber Tracts
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083 Forest Nurseries and Gathering of Forest
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085 Forestry Services
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091 Commercial Fishing
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092 Fish Hatcheries and Preserves
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097 Hunting and Trapping, and Game Propagation
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Extended US-SIC Hierarchy for 0181 - Ornamental Floriculture and Nursery Products
For business marketing and targeting, US SIC Codes have been extended to provide more specific classifications within US-SIC 0181 - Ornamental Floriculture and Nursery Products. Extended US SIC Codes are being continuously updated to reflect the current business environment.
8 Digit SIC Codes
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01810000 Ornamental nursery products
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01810100 Plants, foliage and shrubberies
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01810101 Bedding plants, growing of
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01810102 Foliage, growing of
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01810103 Mats, preseeded: soil erosion, growing of
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01810104 Nursery stock, growing of
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01810105 Plants, potted: growing of
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01810106 Shrubberies, grown in field nurseries
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01810107 Shrubberies, grown under cover (e.g. greenhouse production)
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01810200 Florists' greens and flowers
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01810201 Florists' greens, cultivated: growing of
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01810202 Flowers, grown in field nurseries
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01810203 Flowers: grown under cover (e.g., greenhouse production)
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01810204 Roses, growing of
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01810300 Bulbs and seeds
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01810301 Bulbs, growing of
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01810302 Seeds, flower: growing of
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01810303 Seeds, vegetable: growing of
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01819900 Ornamental nursery products, nec
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01819901 Fruit stocks, growing of
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01819902 Sod farms
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